London takes inspiration from classic Paris architecture

In a fight against the wave of skyscraper construction in London, father and son architect team Quinlan and Francis Terry draft classically inspired designs for some of the capital’s most prominent sites including Hyde Park Barracks.

From an office wallpapered with copies of the Times from 1957, the duo is spearheading a growing movement for alternative urbanism. They are the antithesis of their modernist rivals in other central London studios. “I think we have the hearts of ordinary people on our side every time, but not the politicians or the architects,” said Quinlan Terry.